{"id":97348,"date":"2024-06-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/6-ridiculous-things-more-likely-to-kill-you-than-a-plane-crash\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:52:59","slug":"6-ridiculous-things-more-likely-to-kill-you-than-a-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/6-ridiculous-things-more-likely-to-kill-you-than-a-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ridiculous Things More Likely To Kill You Than A Plane Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Given that there has recently been an uptick in air disasters making news headlines, does it make sense to swear off flying? Statistically, no. In the unlikely event you are involved in a plane crash the chances of actually dying as a result of it are <a title=\"Chance of dying from plane crash very low\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2014\/jul\/24\/avoid-air-travel-mh17-math-risk-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extremely small<\/a>. As James Ball of the Guardian points out, &#8220;of the\u00a032 million airline departures in 2013&#8230;\u00a0only one in 3,000,000 was fatal&#8221;. Even if the worst occurs, a National Safety Transportational Study found that<a title=\"IBT statistical chances of dying in a plane crash\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/after-air-algerie-ah5017-incident-statistical-look-probability-chances-dying-plane-crash-1638206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> 95.7% of passengers will survive<\/a>\u00a0the crash.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very tricky to quantify risk as was proved by Mashable&#8217;s declaration last week that more people have died this year from <a title=\"Mashable Selfie-accidents\" href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/09\/21\/selfie-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">selfie-related accidents<\/a> than from shark attacks, and as Forbes points out\u00a0<a title=\"Forbes on why you can't compare selfies to shark attacks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alexknapp\/2015\/09\/23\/what-mashable-gets-wrong-about-shark-attacks-and-selfies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you can&#8217;t compare the two<\/a> as many more people take selfies every day than people are exposed to sharks. So this all really depends on where you are located and what activities you do the most. Frequent flyers will carry a higher risk but considering there are usually far fewer than 1000 fatalities worldwide from aviation disasters per year, that risk is negligible.<\/p>\n<p>Taking into account that the odds of dying in a plane crash are statistically 1 in 11 million, here are 6 things MORE likely to result in your untimely demise:<\/p>\n<h2>6. Food<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-38481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nacho-burger-the-londonr.me_.jpg\" alt=\"nacho burger the londonr.me\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Nacho Burger- It&#8217;s Mine at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelondoner.me\/2012\/10\/nacho-burger.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Londoner <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You have a 1 in 3 million chance of dying from food poisoning, so you&#8217;re more likely to die from the plane food than an aviation crash.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Ladders<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maxresdefault-1.jpg\" alt=\"maxresdefault\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><br \/>\nYou have a 1 in 2,3 million chance of being killed by a falling ladder! Who knew DIY could be so hazardous.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Household Furniture<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5146405944_d3a2723a4c.jpg\" alt=\"bed\" width=\"411\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/design-vox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> DesignVox<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your bed is not your friend. Next time you have a nap remember there is a 1 in 2 million chance of dying from falling off a bed or chair!<\/p>\n<h2>3. Baths<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eclectic-bath-products.jpg\" alt=\"eclectic-bath-products\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/copper-gate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> Houzz.com<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Forget relaxing bubble baths, you have a 1 in 685,000 chance of drowning in a bath.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Fireworks<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fireworks_4.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks_4\" width=\"780\" height=\"519\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everfest.com\/nevada\/las-vegas-festivals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> Everfest<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Considering they are pretty explosive you won&#8217;t be surprised to learn that there is a 1 in 615,488 chance of death from fireworks.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Lightning<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wide_lightning-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Wide_lightning\" width=\"780\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wide_lightning.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> Wikipedia Commons<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lightning is far more dangerous than flying with a 1 in 136,011 chance of death by lightning.<\/p>\n<p>So go ahead and book that ticket for Mauritius, safe in the knowledge that your only worries are whether your bed in the hotel has it in for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given that there has recently been an uptick in air disasters making news headlines, does it make sense to swear off flying? Statistically, no. In the unlikely event you are involved in a plane crash the chances of actually dying as a result of it are extremely small. 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